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Environmental Science 101

This text will challenge you to develop critical thinking skills for confronting global issues and may even impact the way you approach your daily life. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that draws heavily on the sciences but assumes that humanity (or any other group of organisms) maintains a central focus. This course will overview some basic concepts of the “hardsciences,” (chemistry, biology, et cetera) and will then focus on issues that confront humanity today.

Geosciences
Author
Jason Hlebakos
Publisher
Mt. San Jacinto College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 62 sections
  1. 01: Science and Sustainability
  2. 1.01: Ecosystems and Humans
  3. 1.02: Science as a Way of Understanding the Natural World
  4. 02: Matter and Energy
  5. 2.01: Biogeochemical Cycles
  6. 2.02: Energy
  7. 03: Species and Evolution
  8. 3.01: Discovering How Populations Change
  9. 3.02: Mechanisms of Evolution
  10. 3.03: Speciation
  11. 04: Ecology
  12. 4.01: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
  13. 4.02: Community Ecology
  14. 4.03: Terrestrial Biomes
  15. 4.04: Aquatic Biomes
  16. 05: Economics and Policy
  17. 5.01: Environmental Economics and Policies
  18. 5.1.01: Environmental Economics
  19. 5.1.02: Environmental Laws and Regulations
  20. 5.1.03: Resources
  21. 06: Human Population
  22. 6.01: Population Dynamics and Demographics
  23. 6.02: Population Growth and Regulation
  24. 6.03: The Human Population
  25. 07: Agriculture
  26. 7.01: Food Security
  27. 7.02: Conventional Agriculture
  28. 7.03: Sustainable Agriculture
  29. 7.04: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  30. 08: Biodiversity and Conservation
  31. 8.01: Conservation and Biodiversity
  32. 8.1.01: Importance of Biodiversity
  33. 8.1.02: Threats to Biodiversity
  34. 8.1.03: Preserving Biodiversity
  35. 8.1.04: Resources
  36. 09: Toxicology
  37. 9.01: Environmental Toxicology
  38. 9.02: Risk Assessment and Management
  39. 10: Water
  40. 10.01: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
  41. 10.02: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
  42. 10.03: Water Pollution
  43. 10.04: Sustainable Solutions to the Water Pollution Crisis
  44. 11: Climate
  45. 11.01: Atmospheric Pollution
  46. 11.02: Ozone Depletion
  47. 11.03: Acid Rain
  48. 11.04: Climate Change
  49. 11.05: Climate Change Policies and Adaptation Measures
  50. 12: Energy
  51. 12.01: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
  52. 12.02: Non Renewable Energy Sources
  53. 12.03: Renewable Energy Sources
  54. 13: Waste
  55. 13.01: Environmental Concerns with Wastes
  56. 13.02: Waste Management Strategies
  57. 13.03: Waste Policies
  58. 14: Sustainability
  59. 14.01: Urbanization and Cities
  60. 14.02: Urbanization Around the World
  61. 14.03: The Impacts of Urban Sprawl
  62. 14.04: The Sustainable City